duck grief

My duck passed yesterday while we were out of the house. It was very sad since her partner, a pekin, was with her dead body for hours until we got home and realized what had happened. Immediately, I looked for a new duck to adopt so Popcorn, our surviving duck, wouldn't have to be alone for too...

A wild muscovy duck that visits me often came around with 3 babies and she lost her last one earlier today. She seems to be really sad, moving slower, sleeping a lot more. She keeps making this kind of repetitive high chirping noise. I’ve never seen her act like this or make that noise. Is there...

I have a flock of ten ducks, mostly runners. We live in Central Vermont where the temperature got down into the single digits last night. I haven’t run any external heat out there, as it’s just not gotten to the temps I would think it necessary, and duck farmers out here often don’t run...